Artists’ Pigments Series: An Encyclopedic Reference
· For the practicing artist, to learn a pigment’s color, hiding power, lightfastness, toxicity, compatibility.
· For the art historian, to know how an artist worked, what pigments were used, whether they were pure or mixed, opaque or transparent, layered or not
· For the conservator, to devise techniques necessary for the care and conservation of works of art, to determine what is original, to repair damages, to compensate for missing portions of a painted surface
· For the conservation scientist, to learn identification methods used, including optical microscopy, microchemical tests, X-ray diffraction, infrared and reflectance spectrophotometry, and electron microscopy
Volume 3
Egyptian Blue
Orpiment and Realgar
Indigo and Woad
Madder and Alizarin
Gamboge
Vandyke Brown
Prussian Blue
Emerald Green and Scheele’s Green
Chromium Oxide Greens
Titanium Dioxide Whites
364 pages | 6.5 x 9.5 inches
